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Show Answers Judge Parker A few days ugo Judge Parker delivered deliv-ered a speech hi which he asked the following fol-lowing in regard to tlio Philippines: "I ask of the Republican party whether, if the administration of the United States should continue In Its baud It proposes to undertake to supply any remedy? Will It enact in the rhllippinesany proper statutes regulating regulat-ing their affairs with some vlow ot theti interests?" v To the abovo former Secretary ot V Eliidia Root replies "IUh the judge ever examined the statutes which have been enacted for the Philippines? There ate two printed volumes of them enacted by the com mis don, of whom three out ot the seven members, other than tho governor, were distinguished Filipinos, enacted every 01)0,01, them, after (puHle. dltciifslnu, reported to congress, printed and they havo becouio public documents of the United Slates. I undertake to say that it tlio judge wlP examine those statutes ho will llud a body of law, which, for wisdom, for duo regard to the interest of any people for whom they cnartcd, and for constructive nblllty, challenge comparison with the statutes of any stale of the American Union." Then Mr, Root proceeds to answer a few nioieof tlio judge's "charges." The judge had innocently asked If "the Philippine islands today are a self-supporting community?" Tho answer ot Mr. Root was that "tho Islands are self-supporting," self-supporting," the revenues far qxccedtng the expenditures of tho government. "From the time of American occupation," occupa-tion," said Mr. Root, "until the close of the (lical year ll)03 tho rcveuues of the Philippine government exceeded fl8,000,0'JO American money and tho expenditures are but llttlo overJ37,00ll,-000 overJ37,00ll,-000 of A merle in money." "Again," Bays Mr. Root, "the Judge asks, 'Where are the Philippine markets? mar-kets? Where tho development ot their nitnral resources 7' Let me tell him tbutthu trade of the Phlllppliio Islands is nearly double what It was in the- last five years of peaceful conditions beforo the American occupation, tho years ol greatest piosporltv. lleforn our ting Honied over tho Islam's the average Imports Im-ports of the Philippine IsUnds were tl 5,0011,000, and the aerage exports ilO.000,000, and In the flecol year ot HUM tho imports were f:tt,000,000 and thn uipoiiH U5,000,no0 The judge need not uo fur to sweR (or markets, for over f30,'!0) 000 worth of goods were exported ex-ported in lhat year of 1003 to tho United Slates It Is not sa'o to trust an anli-imperiallstiu wltntt.8." These are the sort of resionses Judge Parker's campaign speeches are receiving, receiv-ing, lie don't seem to be able to open 1i!h mouth without getting hlmielf Into trouble. Belter fur him had he continued con-tinued silent. His yielding to the over-tines over-tines of hie advisers and adopting the plan of "talking" hue proved an un-furtuiiAte un-furtuiiAte change for the judge. Wo give (lie above for tho Informstipn it contains. |